Usage of the character 颐

(literary) chin; jaw
(literary) to foster; to nurture; to protect

huǒyí

伙颐

[伙頤]

variant of 夥頤／夥颐 (huǒyí)

duǒyí

朵颐

[朵頤]

(literary) to munch

yízhǐ

颐指

[頤指]

to order with the chin
to indicate what one wants by facial gesture

Chéng Yí

程颐

[程頤]

Cheng Yi (1033-1107), Song neo-Confucian scholar

yíyǎng

颐养

[頤養]

to nourish
to nurture
to strengthen

huǒyí

夥颐

[夥頤]

(literary) very many
wow! (an exclamation of surprise and admiration)

jiěyí

解颐

[解頤]

to smile
to laugh

Yíhéyuán

颐和园

[頤和園]

Summer Palace in Beijing

Zhōu Dūnyí

周敦颐

[周敦頤]

Zhou Dunyi (1017-1073), Song dynasty neo-Confucian scholar

yíxìngyǎngshòu

颐性养寿

[頤性養壽]

to take care of one's spirit and keep fit (idiom)

yízhǐqìshǐ

颐指气使

[頤指氣使]

lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture
arrogant and bossy

yízhǐfēngshǐ

颐指风使

[頤指風使]

lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture
arrogant and bossy

yíyǎngtiānnián

颐养天年

[頤養天年]

lit. to nurture one's years (idiom)
fig. to enjoy one's later years

dàkuài-duǒyí

大快朵颐

[大快朵頤]

(idiom) to eat with great relish; to feast on (sth)